The first weekend in May is pottery weekend in Maine! The annual Maine Pottery Tour, set for Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This beloved…
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From the summit of Katahdin, the view is of forests stretching in all directions, broken only by the western lakes, the alpine tundra of the Tablelands, and the rocky peaks of surrounding…
Memorial Day is May 26, 2025
CAMDEN — Memorial Day is a day that for years has been set aside for Americans to remember all the brave men and women who ultimately gave their lives in support of our country in all the wars and…
connecting fishermen, farmers, and food businesses
The Maine Food Convergence Project is announcing the launch of the …
After 45 years, Meg Quijano to step down, hands reins to nephew
CAMDEN — After 45 years at the helm of the The Smiling Cow, in downtown Camden, Meg Quijano is handing the business reins to the next generation, to her…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 10-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 12-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
Sylvia F. Winchenbach, 83, died February 15, at Windward Gardens in Camden. Sylvia was born October 1, 1941 in Rockland to Charles Doherty and Verna Young Doherty. She grew up in Rockland and…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins is leading a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Senators to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.
“It is a tremendous honor to be…
Six minutes from start to finish for the trained and talented Maine State Police K-9 unit
Millie, an 11-month-old Bloodhound, was on top of her game just after midnight April 24, locating a scared elderly woman who had wandered away from her Rockport home, unable to find her way back…
TENANTS HARBOR — Jeffrey Robert Falla, was born in Rockland, on April 6, 1953 to Richard and Phyllis Falla of Tenants Harbor. He grew up in a modest home, full of guidance, love, and safety.…
Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Waldoboro and Vinalhaven fire departments stomped out wildland fires on Finntown Road and AW Smith Road, respectively. The Vinalhaven fire burned approximately seven…
AUGUSTA — Lorraine Louise (Mank) Hayden, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the early morning of April 19, 2025, at Glenridge Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care. She was born on…
CAMDEN — Capt. Thomas J. Siske, 80, of Camden, died Saturday, April 19, 2025 aboard his Pinky schooner, Prophet, in Camden. Tom was a well-known person…
On April 18, former Arizona Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, President of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced the 54 exceptional college…
Heads up
The Maine Department of Transportation will be paving Route 17 in Jefferson and Union. There are two work areas:
The first project area begins approximately at Shepard…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 11-18. …
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 10-16.
Marshall H. Lowe, 61, of Jackson, aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs in…
If you’re driving an electric vehicle up I-95 or 295 these days, particularly in York or Cumberland counties, odds are you won’t have to travel far before hitting a public charging station.…
'A Moon In All Things' launches April 22 just in time for Beltane
Sometimes, an author's life story can be just as interesting as the novel she creates.
Jennifer Comeau's debut historical fantasy novel, A Moon In All Things (12 Willows Press),…
ROCKLAND — David A. Larby, 62, passed away on April 4, 2025, at his home in Rockland.
Born on September 18, 1962, in Bangor, Maine, David was raised by his parents, Floyd and Phyllis (…
WALDOBORO — Ronald Handfield, 83, of Waldoboro, Maine, died at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta on April 17, 2025. He was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts to Arthur and Elizabeth (Smith)…
ROCKLAND — Terrance “Terry” Benner Sr., 69, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 20, 2025, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Terry was born on August 26, 1955, to Theodore…
WALDOBORO — With broken hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of our darling Tiffany "Tiffy" Danielle Weems, 32, of Waldoboro, Maine, on March 28, 2025, at Maine Health in Portland.
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ROCKLAND — Doris Kathleen ‘Dodie’ Clarke passed away peacefully April 14, 2025 after a brief illness.
Born in Rockland in 1940, she was the 6th child of Robert and Olive Dow. She grew up on…
Harold McWilliams, of Rockport, attended the April 19 "The Shout Heard Up the Coast" rally and protest in Belfast, and chronicled it with his camera.
The…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds April 14-18.
Appleton
Amy D. Irish to Christopher A. Bennett.
…
A Story by Diane Roesing O’Brien
Ma has been musing on the cultivated environs of this old place. Here is a little piece she put together.
The rain seems to have stopped for now, the goldfinches…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 3-17.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
The public is invited to a Free The River Happy Hour, April 25, 5 to 7 p.m.,c to learn about the current issues with respect to Camden's June 10 town vote, the facts behind the proposal to remove…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 14-18.
Belfast
Elizabeth A. Wakem and…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 2-17.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
Independent Assessment to be conducted by Maine Chiefs of Police Association
The Town of Thomaston invites all residents and community members to attend a Public Police Forum on Tuesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. at the Thomaston Municipal Building. This forum is an opportunity for…
BOOTHBAY — Sharon L. Wright, 82, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on March 5, 2025, at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
Sharon was born on April 13, 1943 to Helen…
WASHINGTON — David William Vogel passed away unexpectedly at his family home in Washington, Maine on April 9, 2025.
David was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 28, 1963 to Dorothy and…
The Save the Dam Falls Committee held a successful Community Conversation at the Camden Public Library last month, according to a news release from the committee, Over 60 attendees participated…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture circulated a news release Thursday evening, April 17, saying it issued, "a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
VINALHAVEN — Roland Arthur Geary, 79, formerly from Vinalhaven, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at Montello Manor in Lewiston.
A complete obituary…
JEFFERSON — Bonnie V. Schaeffer, 79, of Jefferson, formerly of Westminster, Maryland, passed away on April 5, 2025, at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta. Born on August 14, 1945, in Knoxville,…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Saturday, May 10
Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…
In 2026, the United States will commemorate the 250th anniversary (“Semiquincentennial”) of its founding. This anniversary presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to…
the only school in Maine with a Nuclear Engineering Technology program
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy is the recipient of a $1.5 million gift from Guy E. Mossman ’79E that will establish The Maine Maritime Academy Endowed Chair of Nuclear and Reliability…
THOMASTON — Kathi Joleen (Walker) Doherty, 65, of Thomaston, died on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at her home in Thomaston, after a long and courageous battle with many health issues. She faced every…
LINCOLNVILLE — The world became a little brighter when Preston “Presto” Joseph Henderson, 18, was born on a chilly November midterm election afternoon in 2006. That light dimmed when he passed…
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to an announcement by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi that the U.S. Department of Justice will file a lawsuit against the State of…
